38th Annual CROP Hunger Walk raises more than $35,000
Participants meet at Bethlehem United Church for the 38th annual CROP Walk sponsored by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice on Sunday. CROP, or Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty, collected just under 400 pounds of canned food and has raised more than $35,000 so far. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Participants meet at Bethlehem United Church for the 38th annual CROP Walk sponsored by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice on Sunday. CROP, or Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty, collected just under 400 pounds of canned food and has raised more than $35,000 so far. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0220_fullsize.JPG
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A CROP participant sits in Bethlehem United Church before the one or five mile walk on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0229_fullsize.JPG
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Program Coordinator Bill Alt speaks to participants of the 38th annual CROP Walk at Bethlehem United Church on Sunday. /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0314_fullsize.JPG
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The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice collected almost 400 pounds of canned food before the 38th annual CROP Salk on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0318_fullsize.JPG
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Participants leave Bethlehem United Church before walking on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0329_fullsize.JPG
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Participants leave Bethlehem United Church before walking on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0365_fullsize.JPG
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Sugar waits outside Bethlehem United Church on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0396_fullsize.JPG
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Participants prepare to walk in the 38th annual CROP Walk sponsored by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0402_fullsize.JPG
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A young participant walks in the 38th annual CROP Walk sponsored by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0422_fullsize.JPG
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Participants walk down State Street in CROP Walk on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0473_fullsize.JPG
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Participants walk down South University Avenue in CROP Walk on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0499_fullsize.JPG
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Participants walk down Washtenaw Avenue in CROP Walk on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0569_fullsize.JPG
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Participants walk in the CROP Walk for Hunger in Ann Arbor on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0098_fullsize.JPG
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Participants walk in the CROP Walk in Ann Arbor on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0142_fullsize.JPG
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Participants walk down Hill Street in CROP Walk on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0162_fullsize.JPG
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Participants walk down Pauline Boulevard for CROP Walk on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0181_fullsize.JPG
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Participants walk down Pauline Boulevard for CROP Walk on Sunday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_38th CROP Walk/cache/10142012_ENT_CROPHungerWalk_DJB_0191_fullsize.JPG
The annual CROP Hunger Walk, hosted this year by Bethlehem United Church of Christ in Ann Arbor Sunday, raised more than $35,000, organizers said.
Program coordinator Bill Alt said the purpose of the 38th annual CROP walk, whose acronym stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty, is to raise awareness, as well as collect canned food and money to alleviate hunger.
"The event tries to bring people together across differences," he said. Alt also hopes people will become more active in the community as a result of the walk.
An estimated 400 participants had the option to walk a 1 or 5 mile course . The event is sponsored by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice. With the help of about 100 volunteers, they were able to collect 357 pounds of food and $35,727.75 through pledges.
Alt expects that number to be larger after collecting all money and donations. He said 25 percent of the funds raised stays locally and the remainder is used for international relief.
Alt called the event a success. "Even with the threat of terrible weather, there was great energy and spirit," he said.